West Africa: The Heartbeat

Each year the Summer Arts at The Center summer enrichment program at the South Dallas Cultural Center sets out to educate children, youth and families on the African contribution to world culture and its impact on our lives, our families and our communities. This year our students and families studied pre-colonial West Africa and the birth of a civilization of cultural producers. The teens were exposed to and inspired by the pre-colonial African kingdoms of West Africa with a focus on Ghana and the Asante people, In addition, their field trips and most importantly their personal experiences shaped the poetry they wrote.